Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LX31GAA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Strøksnes’s erudition, salty humor, and unfussy prose yield a fresh, engrossing natural history.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)“Accomplished Norwegian historian, journalist, and photographer Strøksnes invites readers into the fantastical ocean environment of his quest to capture a Greenland shark. Move over, Jonah. This is one such quest—it transports us with humor and insight to forbidding coasts and unexplored depths.” —Peter Stark, author of Astoria“An epic fishing trip reels in fascinating sea lore in this briny eco-adventure. readers will happily devour this smorgasbord of delights.” —Kirkus. Every page feels like a cabinet
Together they tackle existential questions and encounter the world’s most powerful maelstrom as they attempt to understand the ocean from every possible angle, drawing on poetry, science, history, ecology, mythology, and their own—sometimes intoxicated—observations, meanwhile pursuing the elusive Greenland shark. At twenty-four feet in length and weighing more than a ton, it is truly a beast to behold. Beneath the great depths surrounding these islands lurks the infamous Greenland shark. A salty story of friendship, adventure, and the explosive life that teems beneath the ocean The Lofoten archipelago, just North of the Arctic Circle, is a place of unsurpassed beauty—the skyline spikes with dramatic peaks; the radiant greens and purples of the Northern Lights follow summers
A pleasant surprise!! featherlashes Shark Drunk: The Art of Catching a Large Shark from a Tiny Rubber Dinghy in a Big Ocean was quite the pleasant surprise. I thought 8+ hours of audiobook was a bit long to listen about someone catching a shark but this endeavor is only the background music to what ended up being a plethora of perspective and education about the sea and all the life that inhabits it.I've stated on other reviews that the ocean is my favorite place to be in the entire world and it is worth say. Alison D D said so informative. The Lofoten Islands in Norway is the beautiful setting for this book. Best friends Morten Strøksnes, (author) and Hugo Aasjord, an artist, have decided that they need to try and catch a Greenland shark, which can be up to "so informative" according to Alison D D. The Lofoten Islands in Norway is the beautiful setting for this book. Best friends Morten Strøksnes, (author) and Hugo Aasjord, an artist, have decided that they need to try and catch a Greenland shark, which can be up to 26 feet long and weigh a ton, from a small inflatable dinghy.I don't know if I would have picked out this book if it wasn't offered to me as I am not really interested in fishing and am a bit scared of the ocean, but I am so glad that I read it. I . 6 feet long and weigh a ton, from a small inflatable dinghy.I don't know if I would have picked out this book if it wasn't offered to me as I am not really interested in fishing and am a bit scared of the ocean, but I am so glad that I read it. I . "Norse" according to Stephen Balbach. `Shark Drunk` is an outdoor travel memoir by a Norwegian author that won some awards in 2015. Translations are now appearing in Spanish, German and English. It uses modern techniques of creative non-fiction with the mystery element being the elusive Greenland shark which the author is attempting to catch in the Fjords of Norway, specifically the Lofoten region which is remote and traditional. Along the way we learn about the history, fauna and culture of Lofoten with plent
MORTEN STRØKSNES is a Norwegian journalist and writer. He has published eight critically acclaimed books of literary reportage and contributed to several others.Translated by Tiina Nunnally.